Munin Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:53034

Info

Munin Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 53034
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2012-4678
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Apr 13 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 07:35AM
Credit: Helmut Grohne
Vulnerable: Munin Munin 2.0~rc4-1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Munin Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Munin is prone to a vulnerability because it creates temporary files in an insecure manner.

An attacker with local access could potentially exploit this issue to perform symbolic-link attacks.

Successfully mounting a symlink attack may allow the attacker to corrupt sensitive files or gain access to sensitive information. Other attacks may also be possible.

Exploit / POC

Munin Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available commands to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Munin Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Munin Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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